A/N: Well here's the new chapter, a little earlier then expected, but I wanted to get this out first and then give this story a week break to work on my other one(s) for a bit, so next weekend I'll get a chapter up. Also, just so people know, yes I am well aware of the fact that Ben can't use the phone as easily as the next person due to his fingers, but he DID in the movies after some trouble, and I have only ever seen the movie. Let it be known that he has gotten used to using a certain part of his finger to dial the phone, for the last chapter and possibly future ones. I know its not very creative, but I'm not in the most creative mood right now, and I would rather use up my creativity on this chapter. Later I'll actually make up a real reason for Ben using the phone but not at this moment.

Disclaimer: Fantastic Four isn't mine, it belongs to Marvel. This story idea is mine, but that's about it... well also some original characters.

A/N 2: And also to Tricia, I will respond to your reviews, but nothing further then that. I'm sure that will be fine with you, and if not... well, then its not. To anyone else who does not have an account, if you leave your email then I can answer your questions about the story (unless its something that would give away the whole thing, which in that case I'll just leave you a blank for that question)

Fantastic Four: A New Addition

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Chapter Four: Bad Publicity Part 2

"BEN! Wait, please!" Sue called, running after Ben. Johnny ran up a ramp for someone in a wheelchair and 'flamed on' to go after Ben. Sue stopped and decided to let Johnny handle Ben, hoping they wouldn't argue, and that she would look around the house to see what Ben may have missed about Alicia's... kidnapping, as it would seem. She entered Alicia's house again, being very careful not to touch anything that was tampered with in some way or another, and looked around. She noticed that there was water on the floor, and touched it with her finger. It was ice cold.

Johnny stopped and landed back on the ground and ran after Ben, who was just running around everywhere like a chicken with its head cut off.

"Ben, listen, you're not going to find her that way! We have to find out where she is by evidence, by witnesses, something! Running around like that will get you nowhere!" Johnny shouted. Ben stopped and sat on a nearby park bench. It started to crush, and then broke and Ben was lying on the ground. Johnny went over to help him up, but stopped realizing that was near impossible. It didn't matter, Ben appreciated the gesture, even though he didn't say that to Johnny, who sat down next to him.

"I hate to say it kid, but your right. I just... its not even because I care for Alicia, you know, its just that... we have no idea who's been doing these little things... I don't know if you heard, but that fire you were at was no accident, it was done intentionally. Just last week, when Sue was reading in the park, a dog was almost run over, and she saved him. Well, it was directly after she saved him that the dog was... shot. Killed on the spot, right in front of her. Reed was just walking out the building... a woman got out the door before him, she was killed. Someone's playing with us, Johnny, and I don't like it. Its like some sick game..." Ben muttered, getting up. Johnny looked at him thoughtfully. He hadn't known about those things, and he tried to think if anything like that other then the fire had happened to him. But nobody was hurt... Johnny thought to himself. He ran to catch up with Ben who had started to walk away.

Everyone other then Reed had arrived at the apartment building, and they decided that they would rest and then go after Alicia. Ben didn't want to wait, but he knew that he would do Alicia no good if he was tired. She could be in serious danger, but he would be no help if he passed out from exhaustion after finding her.

It wasn't until 1:30 in the morning that Reed quietly came back to the building, and he went directly to his bedroom. He quietly closed the door, and turned on the light and jumped. Sue was sitting on his bed, glaring at the spot he stood at. He forced a smile.

"Sue! What are you doing up this early?" he asked casually. He felt bad... he knew that he should have told her about the research he had done, and about the woman he had been talking to earlier, but he had been to excited. Sue got up and opened the door.

"What are you doing getting home this late? You know what Reed, I just want to thank you for showing me how much you've changed and proving to Ben that you're far from a reliable friend and proving Johnny's original thoughts right. I almost wished I had stayed with Doom. He may have been evil and a jerk, but you know what? I'd take him over you any day, because at least he acted like he cared for me, at least he paid attention to me, and at least he was there for me when I did need him, until he realized I didn't care for him the way he did for me." Sue said, slamming the door shut. Reed opened it quickly to tell her where he had been, but she was gone. Or invisible... Reed thought. He got changed and went to bed. He would talk to her in the morning.

The next morning, things were horribly awkward. Sue made breakfast, but did not serve it, and everyone got their own plate. She ignored Reed entirely, and whenever he tried to get near her when she was walking around to get a drink or something, she turned invisible and waited for him to sit down. When he did, she would get what she was looking for and sit down.

Johnny came back into the room with the paper. He glanced worriedly at Sue and quickly hid it behind his back. Unfortunately, Sue saw him do this, and reached for the paper. She looked at the heading on the front page, looked at the pictures, and without reading the article, she threw it at Reed, tears in her eyes, and she stormed out. He looked at Johnny confused, but Johnny left the table. Clearly, whatever the article said, Johnny had seen it and was just as angry as Sue.

"'Mr Fantastic seen on date in public with another woman... could this be the newest addition to the Fantastic Four? Could this me in fact the new Mrs Fantastic?'" Reed read aloud. He glanced at the picture and sighed. There was the picture of him and the woman he was with the night before, Sarah, and they were sitting together. Ben glanced at it, and shook his head.

"I thought you were smarter then that," Ben replied before putting his plate gently in the sink and walking out. He was on his way back to Alicia's, because he knew that if he didn't spend all his time on finding her, he would go crazy.

"Ben... its not what it looks like," Reed replied weakly. Ben just shook his head again and left. Reed read on in the article, and saw how it commented on Sarah's powers, her abilities, and how fascinated Reed had been. The reporter had twisted around his words, saying that he had instead meant them for something else, OTHER then Sarah's powers. He looked all through the paper, and saw a picture of Sue only partly invisible, and the heading said "Invisible Girl losing her touch". He knew he had to go out and find Sue. He had to explain to her what really happened... if she'd believe him now.

"I still don't get why we needed to kidnap her," Ice replied. She nodded towards Alicia, who was gagged and unconscious on the floor. A man with a more pitchy voice then the one in jail replied, "We had to. It was part of his plan, remember?"

"I know... but I still think it would have been better if we kidnapped that things ex-fiancé. I mean really, what's this blind girl to the thing?" Ice replied, blowing her nails to help dry them quicker. The squeaky man glared at her.

"NEVER question our bosses plans. Everything he does, he does for a reason. As for the blind girl," he added, nodding towards Alicia, "she's Grimm's new girlfriend. His ex-fiancé didn't quite make him want her back very well. I suppose that's just how things work. We have what he cares for most... now we have to do the same to the others." Ice laughed, and got up. She knew what she had to do now, as it was now time for her to do her fair share in the plan.

"Hey, Ice?" the man called. She turned around and smiled. "Be careful... don't let anyone suspect you, and if they do, don't let them know the plan, or that your even in on it. You're an innocent bystander, if they ask."

"Got it, Jake." Ice replied, before leaving. The man named Jake turned around and looked at Alicia, who was starting to wake up again. He grabbed a needle, and when she awoke, he injected something into her, knocking her out again. It would only last for a little while, just long enough for him to move her. Ice had messed up, left behind evidence, and now it was time for him to help make up for her mistakes, and move Alicia. He knew that Ben Grimm would not stay away for long and that he would eventually find out where Alicia had been taken to. And when he did, she would already be moved somewhere else.

Johnny walked along in the park. He was thinking, trying to piece together what was happening. Reed wouldn't cheat on Sue... that just wasn't like him, and even if he did neglect her sometimes and put his work first, he was not one to be unfaithful like that. Something wasn't right. Was this just the bad publicity that Sue had feared so badly would happen? Was it merely that, was that picture of Reed and that other woman just a photo shopped picture, or was it real? And if it was real... what was Reed doing with her? These were the questions along with millions of others that was running through Johnny's head. Things just didn't make sense. They weren't adding up right.

While Johnny was walking, he was in some sort of daze and didn't realize the young attractive woman whom, also dazed, he walked into. He stumbled back a bit, but as he was about to apologize, he saw her completely for the first time. Her hair was black, so dark it was depressing, and her eyes were a startling green. Johnny, for some reason, was at a loss for words. Hey now, this is just some chick! Don't go losing yourself just because she's beautiful, Johnny thought to himself. He smiled instead of speaking, but the girl apologized before he had a chance to.

"I'm sorry, I didn't see you there." she replied softly. Johnny took a deep breath, and smelled an oddly familiar scent. Why it was so, he didn't know, but it was somehow familiar. So vaguely, though. As if he hadn't smelled it properly the first time, so he couldn't quite place it now.

"Its okay, I have to admit that I wasn't really paying attention myself, and its just as much my fault as yours. Hey, do you want to go get some lunch?" Johnny asked. The girl smiled and nodded, introducing herself as Becky. They walked together, talking, and Johnny entirely forgot that he wanted to go help Ben and Sue find Alicia. He forgot everything other then the moment that was here now.

Ben glanced around Alicia's apartment, trying to see if there was some kind of evidence he had missed. He knew from Sue that there had been cold

water on the floor, but he didn't know what help that would be. He noticed lipstick on the floor, but he assumed it was just Alicia's. She always wore dark coloured makeup very lightly, and the lipstick was dark as well. It was natural to assume it was hers, but when he looked next to it, he saw a matchbook that had the same lipstick mark on it. Alicia would not have matches. She didn't need it to heat her home, there was no fireplace, she didn't smoke and she didn't trust herself to try and light a candle. This was Ben's first and only piece of evidence. He quickly left to find someone, whether it be Johnny, Sue, or even Reed, to help him find out how this evidence could help. There was an address on it, but that was for a café, and what help that would be, Ben didn't know.

It was Sue that he found first, which he was grateful it was her, as he was still upset with Reed if things were as they appeared to be, and Johnny wasn't exactly bright enough to help too much.

"Susie, I'm sorry about... well..." Ben began, but Sue smiled and walked beside him.

"Don't worry about it Ben, there's more to that story then what the paper said. I'm just mad that Reed was late getting home because of another woman, for I have no doubt that he was with her. I'm sure he was, and that's what bothers me more. I don't think he's cheating," she added. She noticed that Ben had his hands clasped tight and looked questioningly at him.

"I found something else at Alicia's, and I think this is all there is. There was lipstick, sort of like the kind she wore, but it's the exact colour that's on this matchbook and Alicia can't use matches. She's dead afraid of fire, and because she can't see, she doesn't trust herself with lighters or matches." Ben replied. Sue took the matchbook from him and read the address on it.

"Some café... I think we should go there, see if they can help. I know it seems pointless," Sue added, seeing Ben open his mouth, "but maybe they've seen someone wear this colour lipstick, and... maybe they were in there recently. Only three matches are taken from this, and it looks new," Sue replied. Ben nodded, and was even more glad he had found Sue. Reed would have wanted to go back to Alicia's to analyze every last detail, and Johnny would have easily gotten distracted by one attractive woman or another.

"I knew you looked familiar," Becky exclaimed, "But I didn't realize it was because I saw you on TV. Wow. Well, I'm stuffed, and I have to get to my job, why don't you walk me there?" Becky asked. Johnny smiled.

"Sure. Where do you work?" he asked, getting up and leaving a tip at the table. Becky grabbed her coat and they left the diner they were at.

"Oh, just a café. Its nothing special, and I've had a lot of chances at other jobs that pay better and are more appreciated, but I just love it there so much that I can't bear to leave it." Becky replied. Johnny nodded, although he didn't really understand. Becky, to him, was a very enchantingly attractive woman, and he figured this was one of the few that he would actually call back when he got her number. Maybe it was because Johnny just felt like getting back out there and dating again, even if only temporarily, or maybe it was because Becky was one of the few women who didn't throw themselves at him. Sure, it was flattering if they did, but it was also annoying if he was in a hurry. It was a nice change.

The café wasn't too far from the diner, and Becky kissed Johnny on the cheek before entering. He smirked, knowing that she liked him even just a little bit, and turned around and was face to face with Ben.

"I should have known," Ben growled.

"Should have known what Big guy?" Johnny asked in his usual Dont-start-with-me-pebbles tone.

"That you would be out with some woman or other. I thought you were actually being human and going after Susie because she was upset, but that would be actually not self-centered and you can't handle that, can you? Get out of my way, I have to find Alicia," Ben replied, shoving Johnny away from the door. The memory of Sue running out crying and Ben lying on the ground the night before came flashing back, and he immediately felt sick. How could he have thought about himself at a time like that? How could he have just forgotten entirely? Sure, he loved women as much as the next man, but he cared about his sister even if she did sometimes act a little too much like their mother, and even though he teased Ben frequently, he was still friends with him in a weird way, and he had just left them alone when they needed someone most.

"I'm sorry... I just forgot— "

"It's a little late for sorry, Johnny. Not that you'd care to know, but we have a matchbook that came from this café that was found at Alicia's, its our only evidence, but you just go ahead and sip your tea with your girlfriend, get out in the real world." Ben replied, opening the door and walking in. Sue smiled briefly at Johnny to show that she wasn't really upset, but Johnny knew that he always did things like this. He was self-centered, and sure that was just how he was sometimes, but he didn't need to be that way when they needed him. He was the one who had told them to embrace their powers, the destiny that had been thrown at them. And here he was, just fresh from a date, while they were trying to do what the Fantastic Four did... save people, and this time, it was personal.

A/N: Well this was a bit longer then before, but still not as long as I would have liked. Maybe I will work on a chapter during next week, but I do want to get my new Harry Potter story out as my current one was temporarily discontinued due to lack of interest from readers, and I want to work on my Card Captor Sakura one as well a bit more, so once I get a chapter or two up for those stories I will work at this one again. Please review, and like I said above if you leave your email (if you are an unsigned reviewer, without an account) I can reply to you if you wish. My email is So if you get something from that email its from me.